Wednesday, May 29, 2013

I have officially logged 52 miles this month!!!! I am so excited that I met my goal this month because I didn't last month & I was determined to this month! I finished today with a 2 mile run & a .7 mile walk. I know I have said this before but I HAVE to have a goal in order to be motivated, so I enjoyed joining with @hausofgirls on Instagram the past 2 months. I also went after it this month with weights and did upper body & lower body along with my runs & ab workouts. Now if I could only LOVE eating vegetables, HA!

I ran outside on Saturday around noon and it was a huge mistake. It was so blasting hot & I was dying. It was ugly. Not to mention my runkeeper likes to pause ALL the time and its annoying. Desperately need a new phone. And need to remember to run at night in the summer. ;)

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

I didn't do a Fitness Friday post last week because I don't think Kristin did one...?? Anyways, I'm here mid-week to update on my 52 miles in May Challenge! I am seriously thinking I might meet this goal! I have logged 37 miles so far! Only 15 more miles to go in 9 days! I can do it!!! I have enjoyed this month of walking OR running! Some days my legs are sore from running or leg workouts so I enjoy walking on those days or doing a walk/run combo! Also, since it is getting HOT here in Alabama, walking is a nice alternative when it's smokin outside! I am not a summer runner, so the treadmill and I have become friends again. ;) I also love walking with Emma so I have enjoyed getting to log those miles as well!!!

In other news, tomorrow is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! I will miss this group so much, I've had most of them for 2 years!!! However, this teacher is ready for summer. :)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

This is BY FAR my favorite chicken recipe I have tried. It is SO good and is even better as leftovers! I usually use 3 chicken breasts but use the mix the normal amount of ingredients for the topping so each chicken is completely covered! I also use half Greek yogurt & half mayo to make it healthier! If anyone tries it, let me know! It is super easy and I promise it will be a hit!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Yes, it is Monday but Kristin didn't post her Fitness Friday Post until yesterday so I couldn't have linked up on Friday anyways ;).

Prep - same as last week. I ate leftovers several days this week but the days I didn't, I made sure my salad was ready the night before. I guess cooking a healthy meal the night before and eating leftovers is the same thing as doing prep work, right? I made my favorite chicken recipe on Tuesday night an ate it for lunch Wednesday and Thursday! I need to post the recipe for y'all. It is SO good.

Weight- we all know how I feel about scales. NEXT...

Food - Every day for breakfast I had Cascadian farms cereal. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I had leftovers which included chicken breasts, veggies, & brown rice with a granola bar. Every day for a snack I had a banana or an apple. Friday our PTO served us nachos for lunch so I splurged! ;) The only night I splurged for dinner was Wednesday because I had a girls night and lets face it, girls night & pizza go hand in hand. :)

Water/drinks - I did great with my water this week. I filled my bottle up 4 times most days which equals 80oz of water!! Friday I had sweet tea at lunch so I did not drink it on Saturday like I normally do. I also have been drinking a BOOST when I get home from school as my snack. Anyone tried these? They're loaded with vitamins & minerals and are delish but they are so expensive! I had a coupon for them which is the only reason I bought them!

Exercise - Saturday (5/4) I took Emma for a walk; Sunday (5/5) I ran & did upper body & abs; Monday (5/6) I walked, did a p90x leg workout, and did abs; Tuesday (5/7) I ran 2 miles; Thursday (5/9) I did the eliptical and walked; And Friday (5/8) I took Emma for a walk! I am up to 21.4 miles out of 52 in the May challenge with @hausofgirls on Instagram!

Victories - my victory this week was cooking healthy meals and eating on them all week, doing a p90x leg workout (my legs were JELLO the rest of the week) and getting up to 21.4 miles out of 52!

Things to work on - only splurging ONCE a week (not 2 like last week), and trying to do something active every day. I couldn't help it one day last week but I could have at least done abs or upper body on the 2 days I didn't do anything last week.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Well I don't know about where you live but here in Alabama it was a gloomy, rainy weekend for most of the weekend. I got sick at the end of last week and barely slept Wednesday & Thursday nights so Friday after school I fell asleep on the couch at about 5, woke up at 7:30 & ate dinner, fell back asleep until 11:30, only waking up to take a quick shower & jump in the bed.

Tired much?

I slept until about 9:30 Saturday morning and finally didnt feel like a zombie like I did on Thursday & Friday! I laid around all morning watching tv & then Ty & Emma came over later in the afternoon. Ty hit the gym and Emma & I went to the park for a walk. Emma was so excited, she was practically walking me for the first mile. I had a "momma" moment at the park - some guy swatted his fishing net at Emma!!! I guess he thought she was getting too close to him (which she wasn't at all!!). I gave him the dirtiest look and bit my tongue trying not to say a smart remark at him. Really? Rude.

Other than that outing, we've been parked on the couch all weekend. Literally. And I have loved every second of it. Sometimes you need weekends like that. I always feel like we go go go every weekend and never get to just lay around. It was much needed and I am feeling so much better!

Ready to tackle the last 14 days with my babies. Don't get me started on that - I might have a breakdown letting them go...I've had most of them for 2 years. :(

Friday, May 3, 2013

I am linking up with Kristin from The Little Princess Diaries for my first Fitness Friday post!
(www.thelittleprincessdiaries.com/?m=1)
{forgive me, I'm on my phone so I couldn't link properly}

I decided to join Kristin for several reasons:
1. Bathing suit season is upon us.
2. Must wear a Bridesmaids dress in t-minus 58 days.
3. Since I had to cancel my Y membership for a little while, I need some motivation!

I'm going to follow her lead and use the same headings as her! (Hope that's ok Kristin!!)

Prep - All I did this week to prep is make sure my lunch was packed the night before. I'm ALWAYS in a rush in the mornings and I never have sufficient time to pack a salad so I end up grabbing soup or something quick. I made sure my salad & toppings were already in Tupperware in the fridge before I went to bed each night. This helped so much this week! It forced me to eat a healthy lunch everyday and I was out the door in record time each day. :)

Weight - I don't believe in scales so I'm going to skip this part! They anger me because when I think I'm doing so good, the number seems to rise (which is most likely from muscle gain but it still upsets me). I don't own a scale and I don't ever plan to!

Food - I did pretty good this week with my food intake. Each day for breakfast I had either Cascadian Farms or Post Great Grains cereal. For lunch I had a salad with chicken breast, cheese, and raspberry vinaigrette dressing 3 days, chicken 1 day, and homemade chicken salad 1 day. I also had a Nature Valley crunchy granola bar & tortilla chips (just trying to get rid of them) on the side. For dinner on Monday I ate a hamburger without the bun & broccoli; Tuesday I had veggies & then Kashi cereal later (ha-interesting combo I know); Wednesday I had Carrabbas Chicken Marsala & green beans; and Thursday night I made myself an egg sandwich- two yolks & one egg white. Overall I think I did good, other than the tortilla chips :).

Water/Drinks - I fill my 20 oz water bottle 3 times a day and usually drink a separate glass of water at dinner so I think I'm drinking a good amount but I can always drink more! I do not drink coffee or carbonated drinks and only allow myself sweet tea on the weekends (usually just once). This has been my rule for awhile now and I love it. I always look forward to my sweet teas on the weekends! Sometimes things come up and I break my rule but for the most part I strictly drink water during the week. I sometimes have V8 fusion with dinner as well.

Exercise - well, lets just say this week was a bust! Monday & Tuesday my mom was here & so I did nothing. Wednesday & Thursday I did go for a walk but only for a little over 2 miles each day. My hip flexor has been hurting since the middle of last week so I was trying to give it a rest this week but its still hurting so clearly that didnt help. Yesterday I also did upper body with my free weights and an AB workout. I am joining up with @hausofgirls on Instagram again this month and our challenge is to run/walk 52 miles in May. I have 4.7/52 done so far.

Victories - I think my biggest victory this week was eating good. I am proud of myself for not eating pasta every night (which I have done in weeks prior). It's hard eating good protein-based dinners on a VERY TIGHT budget. Chicken breasts are expensive!!

Things to work on - work out/run more next week & continue making healthy lunches the night before.

Head over to Kristin's blog to link up with me!

**i apologize that all my pictures are at the end and not with each section but I'm on my phone & that's the only way to do it! I did try to keep them in order of the headings though. :)

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Aubrey had her first ballet recital on Tuesday! Mom came Monday night & spent the night with me for the recital on Tuesday.

After an unenjoyable visit to the doctor that morning, I picked mom up back at my apartment and we were off to see our little ballerina! She is the youngest in her class & naturally she stared at us half the time but it was so cute watching her do all her moves. :)

She takes class at a church and I loved how they prayed before, thanked God for allowing them to be ballerinas and sang songs to God throughout the performance! It was so sweet.

*Welcome to my blog!

I'm a 20 something year old teacher, wife, daughter, sister, friend, aunt, and mama to our yellow lab Emma. My husband and I live in Birmingham, Alabama where I teach 1st grade. I graduated from The University of Alabama, Roll Tide!